Draft:Oscar Thompson
Oscar Thompson | |
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 Thompson in 2026 | |
| Born | 2007 (age 18–19) Sydney, Australia |
| Years active | 2025–present |
Oscar Thompson (born 2007) is an Australian podcast host and activist.
Podcasting
[edit]Since January 2026, Thompson has hosted The Oliver Wild Experience ft. Oscar Thompson: Money, Power, Sex, and Culture with Oliver Wild. The podcast has featured a range of guests, including reality television personalities.[1][2][3][4]
Activism
[edit]Thompson is a rank-and-file member of the Australian Labor Party. He is a member of the Labor Left faction.
He worked on Anthony Albanese's campaign in the seat of Grayndler at the 2025 Australian federal election. Thompson was interviewed and pictured at Albanese’s election night event. He has been pictured with Albanese on numerous occasions, including at private events.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
At the 2026 NSW Labor State Conference, Thompson documented the removal of two rank-and-file members who were holding a Palestinian flag. He publicly opposed their removal and launched a petition calling on Chris Minns to apologise to the two members.[15][16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Oliver Wild Experience". YouTube.
- ^ "The Oliver Wild Experience ft. Oscar Thompson: Money, Power, Sex, and Culture". Apple Podcasts.
- ^ "The Oliver Wild Experience". Great Australian Pods.
- ^ "Australian Politics Podcast Rankings". Goodpods.
- ^ "Anxiety, nerves for Labor faithful as count kicks off". AAP News.
- ^ "Federal election night 2025". ABC News.
- ^ "Australia Election Live Blog". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Australia's Albanese rides voters' anti-Trump sentiment to election win". Nikkei Asia.
- ^ "China congratulates Australia's Labor Party on federal election win". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Election Night Coverage". YouTube.
- ^ "Election Night Coverage". YouTube.
- ^ "Election Night Coverage". YouTube.
- ^ "Election Night Coverage". YouTube.
- ^ "Election Night Coverage". YouTube.
- ^ "NSW Labor State Conference demand answers". ABC News.
- ^ "ABC Insiders recap". Crikey.
- ^ "No cops in conference". Labor Tribune.